The Colors of Space

Humanity has reached the stars, but only aboard the ships of the alien Lhari, who guard the secret of faster-than-light travel and let no human learn it. Young Bart Steele, the son of a spaceman, is pulled into a dangerous scheme to break that monopoly, disguised and sent among the Lhari to find out the truth they are hiding. What he discovers turns on a simple, startling fact about the way they see the universe. Written for younger readers early in Bradley’s career, the novel moves fast and carries a hopeful message about courage and understanding across the gulf between species. Free to download as a PDF or EPUB.